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  • European Commission objects to joint gas marketing

    United Kingdom 13.06.2001
    The Commission has warned Norwegian gas producers that the joint sale of Norwegian gas carried out through the Gas Negotiation Committee (GFU) is in breach of Article 81(1) EC and Article 51(3) of the...

  • Digging up the road?

    United Kingdom 23.05.2001
    Digging up the road as part of your business? The new Street Works Regulations may affect you. The Regulations came into force on the 1st of April 2001 and impose notice periods, charges and criminal liability...

  • House of Lords decides when a pipeline is 'available'

    United Kingdom 11.05.2001
    Many readers will be familiar with the attempts of various purchasers of gas to escape from 'take or pay' obligations in gas sales agreements following the dramatic falls in the gas price in the mid-nineties....

  • Summary of the main consents required for the laying of a cable across the UKCS (offshore)

    United Kingdom 15.12.2000
    While the authorisations required for laying pipelines across the North Sea are well known (see the DTI's Interim Guidelines dated June 2000 which are available on the DTI's oil and gas website), the steps...

  • European Court limits the scope of Article 81

    United Kingdom 08.12.2000
    The European Court of Justice has adopted an important judgement on the scope of Article 81(1) EC (which prohibits restrictive agreements) in relation to networks of vertical supply agreements: Case C-214/99,...

  • Potential Competition problems in petrol retailing

    United Kingdom 21.09.2000
    On 29th September 2000, the national competition authorities will meet with the European Commission to discuss EC competition issues surrounding prices in the motor fuel market. Crudely put, there are...

  • Public Procurement: Inviting comments on the EU's new proposals

    United Kingdom 04.08.2000
    The UK Office of Government Commerce is seeking comments on the European Commission's new package of public procurement proposals, recently published on the web. The proposals aim to achieve a number of...

  • Utilities bill update

    United Kingdom 04.07.2000
    The Utilities Bill is on its way through Parliament and is due to receive Royal Assent before the end of July. The Government intends to pass the Utilities Act to implement a new regulatory regime in the...

  • HSC - DETR Strategy statement June 2000

    United Kingdom 27.06.2000
    REVITALISING HEALTH AND SAFETY This article highlights key liability and risk management issues which are contained in the government's statement on the future of health and safety. It affects all businesses...

  • The contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 application to oil industry indemnities

    United Kingdom 10.05.2000
    The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act comes fully into force on 11th May 2000. Since 11th November, 1999 it has been possible to apply the Act by expressly providing in your contract that it is to...

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